Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (English: Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra) or PUCMM is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic university in the Dominican Republic. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional degrees. It has three campuses: one in Santiago de los Caballeros, another in Santo Domingo and an extension in Puerto Plata.^[1][2]

Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University

La Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Motto	Veritas et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English	Truth and Science
Type	Private, Roman Catholic, Coed
Established	9 September 1962
President	Secilio Espinal Espinal
Students	16,000
Location	Campuses are in Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Plata , Dominican Republic
Campus	Santiago Campus, Suburban, 1.2 km2; Santo Tomás de Aquino Campus, Urban, 14000 m2; Puerto Plata campus Urban
Colors	Blue, Red and Yellow
Affiliations	Pontifical Universities, International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Website	www.pucmm.edu.do

History

The water tower on the campus of Santiago has become a symbol of the university.

The university is named after Pope John XXIII's encyclical Mater et Magistra,^[2][3] meaning mother and teacher in Latin. At first, PUCMM offered faculties in law, education, and philosophy. Its recognition by the Dominican government came through Law 6150 on 31 December 1962.^[4][1][5] In 1991, the institution was delegated with the responsibility for country domain registration.

Rankings

PUCMM made the list of Quacquarelli Symonds' top Latin American universities in 2012.^[6] It was ranked #1201-1400 globally in 2025 QS World University Rankings^[7] and #161-170 out of the top 250 universities in Latin America and 5th on the Caribbean.^[8] In 2023, the university received a ranking of two Palmes, representing a good business school with a regional influence.^[9]

Divisions

• Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts^[10][11]
  • School of Architecture and Design
  • School of Communications
  • School of Law
  • School of Education
  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • School of Languages
  • School of Psychology
  • School of Theology
  • Department of General Studies

• Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences^[10]
• Faculty of Science and Engineering^[10][12]
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Systems Engineering
  • Mechatronics
  • Computer Science
  • Network Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
• Faculty of Health Sciences^[10][13]
  • Oral Medicine
  • Medicine
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Physical Therapy

See also

• Mater et Magistra

References

1. "Quienes somos". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
2. "Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra". www.pucmm.edu.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
3. "Mater et Magistra (May 15, 1961) | John XXIII". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
4. "Top 43 universities in the Dominican Republic". 21 November 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
5. "Estatutos" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
6. "QS University Rankings: Latin America". Retrieved 3 March 2017.
7. "Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)". Top Universities. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
8. "Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)". Top Universities. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
9. "University and business school ranking in Dominican Rep". www.eduniversal-ranking.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
10. "Facultades". Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
11. "Fac. Ciencias Sociales, Humanidades y Arte Inicio". humanidades.pucmm.edu.do. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
12. "Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería". Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
13. "Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud". Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

External links

• Official website